St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-08-16
Some Good Time is Made in the Pres
ence of a Very Select
Audience.
One OF the Most Enjoyable Events Thai
Ever Occurred at This Pleasant
Suburban Resort.
The Prizes Presented by Charming
Young Ladies Who are Social
Queens in st. Paul.

weather. The affair was a success and
the contestants did some creditable
work with the oars. A special train
left the union depot at 5 o'clock p. M,
for the lake and took large number of
prominent society people of st. Paul
and many from other parts of the coun-
try who are guests i'll the Northwest
during the summer months.
The lake was in splendid cen lition,
as smooth as glass, and the sky was
overcast with clouds, which barred out
the sunshine and cooled the air.
THE RACES.
The contestants were rather slow in
starting, and it was Cos when the men
were i'll position for the dOuble-Scull
race and were started by pistol shot
from w. S. Getty, who acted as referee
and starter. The crews were:
White-H. L. Wheat, bow; II. A. Darsey.
stroke.
Red-R. j. Grover, bow; W. E. Bramhall,
stroke.
The crews got away in good shape
and started down the course at a thirty
four stroke. The Reds seemed to be the
favorite at the start and they took a
lead OF half length which they held to
the turn, when Bramhall Steered badly
leaving the course and running in to-
wards the shore. The Whites closed
up the gap and drew in ahead and held
the lead easily, winning by three
lengths. Time, s min. 10 sec. The
Reds took their defeat gracefully and
Bramhall acknowledged that they were
fairly out-rowed.
The second race was the four-oared
gig. The crews colors being white and
red. They were made up of the follow
ing men:
Whites E. Forest, bow; R. X. Boney E.
Z. Forrest, T. IL. Hanson, stroke; eoxswain,
o NJ. Nelson.
Red-George Collins, bow: E. B. Kennedy,
-. W. Pease, c. Ii. Clark; coXswain, D. j..
Murphy.
The Reds were given start of fifteen
Seconds over the Whites and both crews
pulled away in good order. There
wasn't anything exciting about the race.
I TheWhiteS tried hard to overcome their
handicap, but failed to do so and when
they came over the line they had gained
but five seconds. The Reds WOn Time,
S:35.
The single scull race between Her
man Schetfer, w. E. Bramhall and n.
S. Chittenden was the feature of the re-
gatta. The men seemed to be in good
condition and eager for the fray. They
took the water evenly and roWed a
pretty race over half the course, when
Bramhall spurted finely and drew ahead
of Scheffer and Chittenden. The latter
showed WEAKNESS on the home
stretch, but pluckily held to his
oars and managed to make it a
three-cornered race to the finish.
Bramhall was closely chased by Scheffer
and he could not increase his lead of a
length one inch and he went over the
limo NInnnr Inv tWnnfy-cnUpn CnaOndC
The time made by the men was: Branl-
hall, 900; Schetfer, 9:36; Chittenden,
1915. Chittenden rested on his oars be-
fore reaching the line and drifted in or
he would have cut his record down.
The fOur-oared shell race was between
the following crews:
Minnetonka. white-H. L. Wheat, bow; T.
S. Devereaux, S. E. Forrest. o. NJ. Nelson,
stroke.
White Bear red-H E. Deacon, bow; Wal
ter Holcomb, H. A Dorsey, r. j. Grover,
stroke.
The reds did splendid work from the
start, pulling evenly and with firmneSs
that sent them ahead at the piStOl-ShOt
and held them the lead to the finish.
The race was rOWed in the rain, and
there were few spectators, but the men
worked earnestly and made splendid
showing. The reds won. Time, 7:34.
The whites came over the line fourteen
seconds later.
The three-quarter mile handicap race
between the Winnipeg crew at the line
and the winners in the four preceding
races was won by the Winnipeg crew
easily. The winners of the fOur-Oared
shell were given fifteen seconds start,
Murphy and BramilalI ten seconds and
Scheffer twenty zone seconds. The race
was Hninteresting, the Winnipeg crew
winning easily in 3:5S.
The tub race, 100 feet,w an amusing
feature of the regatta. Tie entries
were Clark, Wheat, Grover, S. E. For
rest, Bramhali and Collins. Bramhall
couldn't live in his tub, and after tipping
over several times he abandoned it and
swan ashore, leaving it in the lake.
The race waSWon by E. G. Forrest, with
Clark second.
The 200 feet swimming match was
won by Harry Dorsey, Clark second
and Wheat third.
The boat races were one and half
miles with turn. The officers of the re-
gatta were:
Referee and starter, W. s. Getty; judge at
finish, DR.. j. ". Chamberlain; judge at turn
DR.. W. II. Crary; time-keeper, j. A. Curran.
At the close of the regatta, the large
dining hall of Lake Elmo hotel was
thrown open and splendid dinner was
enjoyed.
PRESENTING THE PRIZES.
1t was nearly 10 O'Clock when DR..
Stone stood up in the brilliantly lighted
parlOr of the hotel and announced that
the prizes were to be presented to the
winners. In behalf of the St. Paul Boat
club he thanked Messrs. Getty and Cur
ran for SO willingly performing the
duties of referee and time-keeper. He
was glad that st. Paul could support two
such sturdy bodies of athletes as were
in the St. Paul and the
Boat clubs and he was
highly pleased to note that no rivalry |
existed between these organizations. |
The Stone fOur-oared shell challenge |
cup, beautiful design in silver was |
then handed to the winners by Mrs. DIR. |
Stone, while Mrs. James T. Moore pre-
sented each man with gold badge.
The Lamprey dOuble-scull cOmpeti-
ton badges were presented by Miss
Mabel V. Perkins. who made the speech !
Of the evening. She said she hoped the |
TWO clubs would always be friends, with
nothing more than a pleasant rivalry
between them. and believed in all |
future contests the st. Paul boat club
would win. She retired i'll the midst of |
oud applause. The regatta badges
we're presented by Miss Strong.
Mrs. Higgins presented the Mussetter
Miss Mary Baldwin handed to the win
jared gig regatta badges were presented !
~ Miss TitcOmb. The prizes won in
he swimming and tub races were pre-
nuta1 Inv Or I Stauart and Mr. fSar |